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1320B4U · 04-04-2012, 10:20 AM

-Ev1..not a bad idea, but lets only lease these f'kers and destroy them when the lease expired even though there was public outcry for those that wanted to keep and buy the outright.
-So far the volt has been a disaster...bad advertising..no one knew it wasn't a traditional hybrid like the prius
What they turned Saturn into. It was a car that competed w/the Korean makes and baseline honda/toyotas'..cheap, good on gas and affordable. Then came the millenium and they were rebadging g6's as saturns and the big suv as a saturn (outlook)..they strayed from their mission statement and for the most part the majority if the public didn't associate them w/gm..they were profitable and viable and still would have turned a profit if they kept to the original gameplan.
-Hello, Hummer. Gm waited too long to cashout when the gas crisis hit.
-G8 idea...HOLD UP FOLKS...NOT WHAT YOU THINK....gm and pontiac waited too long to release a car that could compete w/the likes of bmw and lexus (m5 and isf)...by the time they did it was too little too late
-New GTO..sorry folks, lackluster styling, like the '95+ monte carlos. They should've went retro w/a '66 look alike..bring back the 389 via a punched out ls-uno....this along w/the g8 could've saved pontiac from the chopping block..hell, rebadge a 5th gen and change the styling a little and keep the firebird...bam...instant success.
-Cancelling the olds line was overdue. Unfortunately, there was no marketablility to the younger generation esp if they were going to keep Buick (as the new gs is hot). Their demographic were catered to octogenarian's who don't drive more than 20 miles a week and their car will last 30 years.
-Denali pickups and rear wheel steering. Remember these from 5 years ago? Each time i see one i cringe at how much it would cost to replace worn components...not needed when you have something big enough to drive over someone w/if your turning radius is in jeopardy..lol.
-Gm's idea to buy saab. Failing manufacturer w/a loyal fan base similar to waterfest attendee's...not solid enough to stand on their own. Unfortunately this Swedish egg was scrambled upon delivery unlike its lucrative counterpart base company Ikea.
-GM waiting too long to jump on the retro styling bandwagon. 5th gen was looong overdue as well as their answer to the pt cruiser=hhr. Market was saturated for the hhr as over a million + pt's were already sold and luckily the camaro was bad a$$ enough to hold its own agains the mustang, which came out a full 5 years earlier. Something tells me they have the answer to the beetle hidden in the gm vault upon release in 20 years.
-Opti-spark
-cross-fire injection in '82-84 vettes and early 3rd gen's

04-04-2012, 10:20 AM	#12
1320B4U Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West Milford Posts: 1,026 iTrader: (0)	-Ev1..not a bad idea, but lets only lease these f'kers and destroy them when the lease expired even though there was public outcry for those that wanted to keep and buy the outright. -So far the volt has been a disaster...bad advertising..no one knew it wasn't a traditional hybrid like the prius What they turned Saturn into. It was a car that competed w/the Korean makes and baseline honda/toyotas'..cheap, good on gas and affordable. Then came the millenium and they were rebadging g6's as saturns and the big suv as a saturn (outlook)..they strayed from their mission statement and for the most part the majority if the public didn't associate them w/gm..they were profitable and viable and still would have turned a profit if they kept to the original gameplan. -Hello, Hummer. Gm waited too long to cashout when the gas crisis hit. -G8 idea...HOLD UP FOLKS...NOT WHAT YOU THINK....gm and pontiac waited too long to release a car that could compete w/the likes of bmw and lexus (m5 and isf)...by the time they did it was too little too late -New GTO..sorry folks, lackluster styling, like the '95+ monte carlos. They should've went retro w/a '66 look alike..bring back the 389 via a punched out ls-uno....this along w/the g8 could've saved pontiac from the chopping block..hell, rebadge a 5th gen and change the styling a little and keep the firebird...bam...instant success. -Cancelling the olds line was overdue. Unfortunately, there was no marketablility to the younger generation esp if they were going to keep Buick (as the new gs is hot). Their demographic were catered to octogenarian's who don't drive more than 20 miles a week and their car will last 30 years. -Denali pickups and rear wheel steering. Remember these from 5 years ago? Each time i see one i cringe at how much it would cost to replace worn components...not needed when you have something big enough to drive over someone w/if your turning radius is in jeopardy..lol. -Gm's idea to buy saab. Failing manufacturer w/a loyal fan base similar to waterfest attendee's...not solid enough to stand on their own. Unfortunately this Swedish egg was scrambled upon delivery unlike its lucrative counterpart base company Ikea. -GM waiting too long to jump on the retro styling bandwagon. 5th gen was looong overdue as well as their answer to the pt cruiser=hhr. Market was saturated for the hhr as over a million + pt's were already sold and luckily the camaro was bad a$$ enough to hold its own agains the mustang, which came out a full 5 years earlier. Something tells me they have the answer to the beetle hidden in the gm vault upon release in 20 years. -Opti-spark -cross-fire injection in '82-84 vettes and early 3rd gen's Last edited by 1320B4U; 04-04-2012 at 10:36 AM.